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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,276, dated May 8, 1900.

Application filed November' 13, 1899. Serial No. 736,820. (No model.)

Texas, have invented a new and ImprovedI Envelop,of which the following is a full, clear,

- and eXact description.

The object of our invention is to provide au envelop particularly adapted as a cover or wrapper for valuable papers, money, andthe like and to so construct the envelop that its contents will be thoroughly protected and so that the envelop maybe traced from one forwarder to another and identification be established at the point of destination.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinationv of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in yall the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank from which the envelop is constructed. Fig. 2 is an inner face view of the completed envelop. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the envelop,show ing the position of the parts just after the contents have been placed in the envelop and before the envelop is sealed. Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the folded and sealed envelop, the section being taken practically on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through the improved envelop sealed, the Said section being taken practically on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

The body-section of the blank is formed into four panels a, a', a2, and a3, and these panels are transversely divided at their bottom portions into Sub or auxiliary panels a4 and o. by means of suitable Score-lines 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14. Each sub or auxiliary panel a4 and a5 is provided with an aperture 15 near each of its ends, and the bottom portions of the mainpanels a, a', a2, and a3 are likewise provided at their bottom portions near each side with apertures 16, the corresponding apertures 16 of the main panels and apertures 15 of the auxiliary panels being` in longitudinal or vertical alinement. A sealing-flap B is formed at the upper end of the body-panel a, and the inner face of the said sealing-flap B is provided with a coating of a cementing material 17, such as mucilage. A cover-flap B is likewise formed at the upper end of the body-panel a', and this cover-flap B is provided With lines 18 and 19 upon its inner face, upon which the names of the sender and that of a witness are to be Written. A much lon-ger ap B3 is formed at the upper end of lthe body- -panel a2. This long tlap B3 may be denominated a closing-Hap, Since When the envelop is sealed and its parts are secured together the ilap B3 constitutes the front of the envelop. This flap B3 is rectangular, While all of the other flaps are more or less tapering, being narrowestat their outer ends. A line 20 is produced upon the inner face of the closing-flap Bd at a point near the junction of the said flap with the panel a2, and the line 2O is adapted to receive a signature. A short iiap B2 is formed at the upper end of the panel a3, and this flap B2 maybe denominated an auxiliary sealing-flap, but carries no adhesive matter, being adapted for engagement with the main sealing-flap B. The various flaps B, B', B2, and B3 are separated from the panels a, a, a2, and a3 by transverse score-lines 21. An adhesive surface 22 is formed upon the inner face of the closing-flap B3 at a point near the line 20 for signatures, and above said line and at one Side of the closing-flap B3 a wingb is formed, While at the other side two wings b and b2 are located, the several Wings being separated from each other and from the closing-flap B3 by suitable` vertical score-lines 24. The upper edges of the Wings b, b', and b2 are flush with the upper or outer edge of the closing-flap B3, and the upper or outer portions o'f the said closing-Hap and connected Wings are divided into panels c and c', corresponding to the auxiliary panels a4 and a5 at the bottom portion of the main or body panels. Each of the upper panels c and c is'provided with an aperture 23 near its end, and each Wing and also the closing-Hap B3 is provided with similar apertures 23, lo-

cated adjacent to the inner panels c and c', and when the envelop is in its folded or closed position the various apertures 23 and 23 are adapted to register with the apertures l5 and 1U at the bottom of the envelop. The wings l, Z1', and b2 serve to provide a means whereby the upper and lower portions of the envelop correspond, enabling fastening devices to be applied to these portions withoutinterfering with the pockets in the envelop or the devices for sealing the same.

In folding the envelop the panel a is carried over upon the panel ct, forming a pocket whereupon the two flaps B and B will be brought one in front ofthe' other. The two panels a and a thus folded are carried over upon the panel a2, and the panel a3 is then carried over upon the folded portions a and d', bringing the iiap B2 to the front. The signatures of the sender and of a witness are duly produced on the cover-iiap B', and the papers or other valuable inclosures are placed in the pocket between the panels a and a', and the cover-flap is then carried down into the pocket at the rear of its contents, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, thus bringing the auxiliary sealing-flap B2 close to the main sealing-flap B. The auxiliary sealing-flap is then cemented to the main sealing-Hap B, and the main sealingiiapin its turn is cemented to the outer face of the body-panel 01.3. The wings b2 and ZJ are now folded one upon the other, and these folded wings are carried over upon the closing-flap B3, and finally the single wing b is folded over upon the double wings. Next the closing-Hap B2 is carried down upon the body of the envelop, and the adhesive surface 22 of the said Hap B3 will be brought in engagement with the sealing-hap B and adjacent portion of the outer or front face of the body. lhe apertures in the wings and the closingiiap B3 when these parts are folded over upon the body will register with the openings in the body, and finally the bottom edge of the envelop is folded up upon itself, so as to present but two apertures at the front and at the rear, and a McGill fastener 25 or the equivalent thereof is passed through these apertures and clenched at the back of the envelop, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

The prime object of this invention is to prevent as far as possible scalpers and outside parties from trading in railroad-tickets which have been sold by a transportation company in good faith to purchasers.

Various rules may be adopted governing the use of the improved envelop-as, for eX- arnple, it may be used in the following manner: The purchaser of the ticket signs on the front or a iiap of the envelop or at both places in the presence ot the selling agent, Whereupon the selling agent places the ticket in the pocket of the envelop and folds and partially seals the envelop. Supposing a traveler having an enveloped ticket arrives in a certain city, the purchaser of the enveloped .in his office as a record of the transaction. Next the returning agent replaces the ticket and seals the envelop. When the holder of the ticket is' on the return journey, the conductor causes the possessor of the ticket to sign again. The conductor then cuts the envelop or package, examines the signatures previously made, comparing them with the one last made, and likewise examines the punch-mark and the ticket. After the conductor has removed his portion of the ticket the ticket is again placed in the pocket of the envelop and the envelop is sealed. When the possessor of the ticket meets a second conductor, this conductor requires another signature and examines the signature previously made and also the ticket, retaining the envelop and the ticket. rlhe ticket is then sent to the general passenger agent of the road where the ticket was iirst purchased. The general passenger agent is required to examine all the signatu res and file the envelop for future reference, if required.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. An envelop, comprising abody having a cover-flap extending from the upper edge of its inner portion and adapted to be folded within the envelop, a sealing-Hap having an adhesive coating, secured to the inner face of the opposite body member and extending above the mouth of the envelop, a closingflap, being au extension from a member of the body, said closing-flap being adapted to fold upon the body over the cover and sealing-iiaps, the said closing-flap having an adhesive surface between :its ends, and means for securing the bottom edge of the body to the bottom edge of the closing-flap.

2. An envelop having aiiap extending from the upper edge of its inner member, the Said flap being a safety 0r cover ap and adapted to be passed down within the envelop to an engagement with its contents, a sealing-hap secured to the inner face of the outer member of the envelop at the mouth, extendingabove the saine, an auxiliary sealing-flap, being a continuation of the front member of the body and arranged'for sealing engagement with the main sealing-flap, both of which flaps are adapted to be carried down on the body and attached thereto, a closing-Hap, being also an extension of a member of the body and arranged for sealing engagement with the seal- IIO ing-Hap, and means for securing the lower portion of thebody to the corresponding por- Y In testimony whereof We have signed our 1o naines to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MILLARD JEFFERSON DENNIS. WILLIAM CLARENCE DAVIS.

Witnesses:

BENJAMIN M. HIBBETTS, l J'IM DENNIS WADDILL. 

